UPDATE: Firefighters making good progress on Knox Mountain fire

KELOWNA — Crews continue to work a fire in Knox Mountain Park although air tanker and helicopter support has been withdrawn.

Kelowna Fire Department deputy chief Lou Wilde said in a press release crews responded to report of a brush fire near the second lookout around 2 p.m.

Wilde said 18 KFD members and a three-member initial attack team from B.C. Forest Service were involved in the initial effort.

The tinder-dry Knox Mountain Park has been closed to vehicle traffic since early July, while pedestrian access to Paul's Tomb has been closed.

Wilde did not indicate a possible cause for the fire and said no homes are currently under threat.

Billowing white smoke could be seen from all over the city and a crowd gathered in the North End to watch the fire fighting efforts.

John McDonald

John McDonald

John McDonald

John McDonald

John McDonald

John McDonald

John McDonald

John McDonald

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John McDonald

John began life as a journalist through the Other Press, the independent student newspaper for Douglas College in New Westminster. The fluid nature of student journalism meant he was soon running the place, learning on the fly how to publish a newspaper.

It wasn’t until he moved to Kelowna he broke into the mainstream media, working for Okanagan Sunday, then the Kelowna Daily Courier and Okanagan Saturday doing news graphics and page layout. He carried on with the Kelowna Capital News, covering health and education while also working on special projects, including the design and launch of a mass market daily newspaper. After 12 years there, John rejoined the Kelowna Daily Courier as editor of the Westside Weekly, directing news coverage as the Westside became West Kelowna.

But digital media beckoned and John joined Kelowna.com as assistant editor and reporter, riding the start-up as it at first soared then went down in flames. Now John is turning dirt as city hall reporter for iNFOnews.ca where he brings his long experience to bear on the civic issues of the day.

If you have a story you think people should know about, email John at jmcdonald@infonews.ca

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